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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sadras" data-source="post: 7516087" data-attributes="member: 6688277">I once ran a beholder encounter...except it occurred after the PCs had already lost the initial fight (deemed to be part of the background of the adventure). So the initial encounter had not actually been run, and the PCs now found themselves at a disadvantage.i.e. - one was asleep, another was pinned/restrained against the wall via telekinesis, another was charmed and busy revealing information to the creature, and another was unconscious due to the many wounds inflicted on him, another had managed to escape. All rolled randomly to see where they ended up, except the for unconscious PC as he had his full resources except for hp as the player had missed the last session which included the journey of getting to the temple where the beholder resided and so the character was at an advantage compared to the other PCs who had used up resources along the journey. The "second" encounter with the beholder started when the PC that had escaped enacted a massive dispel magic in the area thanks to an ancient artifact hidden within the bowels of the temple. This immediately freed the restrained PC against the wall, shattered the charm and sleep spells. The only one still unaffected by the dispel magic was the one unconscious from the wounds. The beholder had also lost his disintegration stalk from when part of the temple had collapsed and trapped it in there.It was a tough fight - but the PC's were successful in the end.</blockquote>

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